Trunk-locking device



Nov. 22, 192 7.

G. A. SCHOBERT TRUNK LOCKING DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVHVTOR.

Filed March 10. 1924 Y 1,649,982 G. A. SCHOBERT TRUNKLOCKING DEv-Idrq Nov. 22, 1927.

Filed Mm 1Q, 1924 s Sheets-Sheet s mmv'mn M Kikscribed. e I

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Patented Nov; 22;, 192?.

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This lllYGlltiQILIfBlfltGSjQ ilnp ovements in mink "flo king" d vic m r p rt arly @claLpted-{fdrilecking the sec tien's if-a W atd- ?6 e ih 'fl eethi i Itisoneefthelbb'ects of ,the resentinti n;-'t provide think "lqckmg device 's e'clepte d to ailtenmticelly ilnlbqk Or 9 1 "i1 i1Q HP I Q i$ 9 th li .5 n fwhln he. beep-member lq'qk h WP eo igerl tethe trunk sections is moved open -Q f 10k jp0$ 9i ideLa tif ni k 1 bkii1gflevice which will draw .the .,t 1"unk'- sections glqsely together ,during 12 e i per o I i T EA 'fi l lrthef' bbj ect 6f "the invention is to "provide a trunk-locking de'vi( e in which" a 7 turning movement of the beep member lock- -i;-ing the upper; portions 'offthe tinnktggether will p ositiyely 100k 01 unleek" the 5 lower sec- 'tion's ,o'fthe-itfunk, i i

A further Object of the invention is to p ro- Inple cgnstructiem'fis stf-ong and du r able a i is W de w if'f ffthe vIYHYPQSB In thehceempenymg drawings in,Whichj -the same reference characters inelieete, the

' same partsineH Of the Views:

fFigfl l is a front View. of a trunk provided with the improvedjloeking device; the tynnk .Seetiens being shewn in pen pesition;

"'F1g."21s a'detall vlew on alarger. scale,

:of port ons o'f'the innerl'side df thetrnnk n t n .1 of the keepen o ho dwth spa ts in lseetions, showing the locking "device mgunted thereon theparts being shoxyhin partly open positlon fFig.3 is a'vertieaisectional lcleteil iview -taken10n' line (if Figgf .isa=- detail yiewgof the inner side of the lower pportiens' (if the trunk sections showingthe sections in" locked position Fig-5 is a' horizontalsectional detiil iew of; the-hasplocked;

1 Fi 9:56 is; a; detail View. of the inner sideof the-*trufiksetions showing eL'slightly nedi-f Ffied form df loekin g device InOunted there n;

FiQFY- is Ia" horizontal sectional View o'fthe trmik'taken on glitlef ti -d withiiesocket.membeigfl l.

'-up15erpertion ;of j i he vi'de a trunkflocking device j w hich is of indicates thefdraweliseetien', 11 heme-(1mm sectionand'lflthe top cover which is hinged V l o .ha bee i wun pwetdlyl bfl pe p v fid Yi i i improved ldeviiclefcen prise's a" xed b ack 5 h ng "an inwaidly fiseten r'l lk- 'gedg .8 .anida stepws qtilj e t QT- pwa dly ex endingikeeper .pqrtionlj .16,p1i I 'vided with 5m. anglllalj damping elglge (17,, a

.*ig.f8 ise @se ctionalfdetailyiewr teken on th Clr e vsec i n; n a fitheibettom.portio Q01? the seetien'ga nd Close tejth openiedgeof h t un s 9 1 lo k ng; ba j20 "positioned 1 on I e nne side f w rdrgb se ion a j e t the, open edge, of. the" section is sli a'b [mounted in guide membersjfll and, 22 [se'c ured l ,t in e {side .pf-ithe wardrobe secti n- Said bar 20 carries a transvem lse extensipn 01 l king .membe i ..pr de. w th; a i loc i g so i Pill "2 whic Vepgeges N the J angular .011 fdi,e. g-

Qnally extendingjecl'geflf,ofthelkeeper pbrt o fin n'd raws =the.tw i'uu sec io st g h whe th ba .120 i is moved iid w' We -(11y. (henthetrur'lkvv sections have; been drawn firmly t gether, a f r'ther dewnward mov men gfi f b l cking.banWilI c s t pin to engege jthe vstliajght 4017-. locking, .e(;1ge

locked "position i The shgulder .;1 9; Wi11. limit ,the d07 r lyyal el movement ef-"thejsaidk pin 24. 'fflThe uppeb-find pq io t f the ock ngb 2 s pr vided Wi hin;j il e.oipeif ratibn g2 wh f i m n 5 substa c te th ,-.-26AbetWee Said p Qra/ liqn an .l'salr i te th a e enga y e teeth ,fith'e.-se m nta ;gea lfir v2 -meuflnt'ed .onifthe ha spfl lmem the v 1i erj vl 5.2.8, t ipelimit, he itee h if ,I'the segmentgllgear ,memhe: 27 to extend theret1 1 ugl 'ancl enter the;peifigpations. ,df the v .dfgtsh -i nmikamdsihe, ,gu dek emberfll ar slot ed, asi idieat eby j the hook member from the keeper' bracket, and is swung downwardly-to lock the same.-

the look portion 14 of the hasp lock 14 in looking the top cover in closed pos tion. transversely extending locking clip 29 is mounted on the hasp member 14 and is provided with an angular-1y extending locking portion 29 which enters the slot 30 of an escutcheon plate 31 mounted on the outer side of the drawer section so that when the hasp lock is in closed position the upper portion of the drawer section wlll be drawn toward the other section by the angular portion 29 and locked. The lower end of the bar 20 is bent outwardly as indicated by the numeral 20: to limit the upward movement of the said bar.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 6, 7 and18, the hasp lock 32 is mounted on a short shaft 38 which extends through the wardrobe section 10 and is provided with an arm 34' at its inner end rigidly connected thereto. The outer end of the arm is pivot- ,allyi connected to'the reciprocal bar 20 and the lower end of the bar carries a locking hook plate or member 34 which isprovided withfadiagonally extending slot 35 terminating at its opposite ends in vertically ex; tending holding vportions 35. A bolt 36 secured to the wardrobe section extends through theslot so that when the rod is pulled upwardly it will freely disengage the pin 37 of the keeper bracket 38-and unlock the trunk sections, and when'the bar 20 is pushed downwardly, the hook portion 34 will engage the pin 37 anddraw the two trunk sections together in moving diagonallyto locked position. An angle bar 39 mounted on the Wardrobe sectionis provided with a vertically extending elongated slot 40 through which the hook portion 34' extends and is guided.

The hasp lock 32 swings 'edgewise upwardly from a horizontal position to unlock In the former trunk in which this modified locking device is used, the hasp lock is mounted on the wardrobe'section and the escutcheon'socket plate 41 is mounted on the drawer section asjshown in Fig. 7. -When vthus locked the top any mannerdesired cover maybe locked in From; the foregoing description it will be seenvthat the movement of the upper-hasp lock to open or closed position positively unylocks or locks the lower lock of the trunk sections in a verysimple manner;

hat I claim as my invention 1S2 1; The combination with a trunk having two hinged together sections, ofa means for In: a V I looking the twosections together, comp-rising a keyed outwardly swinging locking member on one of the sections for locking the upper portions, of the sections together, a locking means, including a fixed diagonally extending portion for positively drawing and locking the lower portions of the two sections together, and a reciprocal bar connected to the keyed locking member and movable in a straight line for positively actuating the lower locking means when said upper locking memberis moved outwardly to open or "inwardly to closed position.

2. The combination with a trunk having two hinged together sections, of a means ior locking the two sections together, comprising a keyed outwardly swinging locking memper portions'oii the sections together, a bar connected to the keyed locking member and reciprocated thereby when the locking memher is moved. outwardly to open or inwardly to closed position, a locking member for the lower portion of one of the trunk sections which is connected to and positively actuated by the reciprocal bar, and a fixed docking member mountedonthe lower portion of the other trunk section which is engagedibyi the other lowerilocking member to draw and lock the two sections itogether, oneflof said lower locking members having a diagonally extending portion which coacts with the other member to draw the sections together.

'3. The combination with a trunk havin two hinged together sections one of which is formed with an upper open end closed i by a top cover, of a means for locking the three parts together, comprisin a keyed outwardly swinging locking :member .on one: of the sections for directly engagingand locking the top cover thereto andthe upper portions of the sections together,va bar connected to vthe keyed locking member and reciprocated thereby whenthe' locking member is. swung outwardly to open or inwardly to closed position, a reciprocal locking member for the lower portion ,of one of the trunk sections whichis connected to and positively actuated by the reciprocalbar, and a fixed locking member mounted on the other trunk j section and 1 engaged by the other lower reciprocal, locking member to' draw and loclrthe'seotions together, one of said locking members having an angular edge directly and 'lockingly engaging the top cover and the upper portion: of the other trunksection'and having segmental teethextending radially ,intothe trunk section with relation to the axis of the hinge, a vertically reciprocal bar positioned in the trunk ber on one of the sections forlocking the upsection provided with the hasp lock and having perforations which are entered b the segmental teeth to positively raise or lower the bar, the lower end portion of said bar having a rigidly connected locking extension which projects into the other trunk section and is provided with a transverse pin, and a fixed locking plate mounted in the lower portion of said other section and having a laterall offset and upwardly extending portion w ioh is rovided with an angular edge and a strai t edge portion both of which are engaged hy the transverse pin to draw the two sections together and lock the same when the sections are swung together.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

GEORGE A. SCHOBERT. 

